The annual salary statistics of sociologists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sociologists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $53,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sociologists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sociologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $66,280 | 1.75% | 12.18% |
| 2016 | $65,120 | -3.30% | - |
| 2014 | $67,270 | 11.86% | - |
| 2013 | $59,290 | 1.82% | - |
| 2012 | $58,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $66,280, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for sociologists in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $80,500). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of sociologists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 17.7 percent (17.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett |